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Chu
Southern Chinese state (c. 1030–223 BCE) during the Zhou dynasty and Warring States Period
Qin
Chinese state from the 9th century BC to 207 BC
Yan
ancient state in northern China during the Shang, Zhou, and Warring States periods (11th century BC – 222 BC)
Qi
Zhou dynasty Chinese state (1046–221 BCE)
Lu
vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty of ancient China
Jin
ancient Chinese state based in present-day Shanxi Province (11th-century BC to 376 BC)
Wu
ancient Chinese state under the Zhou dynasty centered on Suzhou (then known as Wu)
Yue
1st-millennium BC state in eastern China
Song
one of the twelve feudal states of Western Zhou dynasty
Shu
ancient Sichuanese kingdom
Zheng
Zhou Dynasty Chinese vassal state (806–375 BC)
Ba
former country in ancient China
Wey
Chinese state (c. 1040 BCE–209 BCE)
ancient Chinese state
historical states prior to unification by Qin Dynasty in 221 BCE
Chen
Zhou dynasty Chinese state (c. 1045–479 BC)
Zhu
ancient Chinese state
Dao
historical state during the Zhou Dynasty
Teng
Ancient small Chinese state (1046–414 BC)
E
vassal state
Deng
ancient Chinese state
Qi
minor feudal state in ancient China
Ji
ancient state in northeastern China under the Shang and Zhou
Lai
ancient Dongyi state
Liang
state during the Spring and Autumn period
Hua
former country
Guzhu
Guzhu () was a vassal state of the Shang and Zhou dynasties located in the vicinity of modern Tangshan, Hebei province. It was a Dongyi state and had close relations with King Tang of Shang whom they share the same clan name Zi. During the Western Zhou dynasty, the Lichi and Shanrong tribes rose up in the north-west and north-east respectively, causing concerns to Guzhu's southern neighbors, the states of Qi and Yan. In 664 BC, the monarch of an already-weakened Guzhu was killed by a Qi-Yan coalition during an expedition against the Shanrong. Finally, in 660 BC, Qi and Yan annexed Gu
Huang
vassal state that existed during the Zhou dynasty
Shen Guo
Chinese feudal state during Zhou dynasty (841–688 BCE)
Ju
ancient Chinese state
Tan
ancient state located in present-day Shandong Province, China
Quan
ancient Chinese state
Yiqu
Yiqu (; Old Chinese (444 BCE): > Eastern Han Chinese: *, or ), was an ancient Chinese state which existed in the Hetao region and what is now Ningxia, eastern Gansu and northern Shaanxi during the Zhou dynasty, and was a centuries-long western rival of the state of Qin. It was inhabited by a semi-sinicized people called the Rong of Yiqu (), who were regarded as a branch of western Rong people by contemporary writers, whom modern scholars have attempted to identify as one of the ancestors of the minority people in Northwest China.
Zeng
Zhou dynasty Chinese state
Pi
ancient Chinese state
Liao
Zhou Dynasty vassal state
Jiuli
ancient tribe of China
Shěn
Xu
ancient Chinese state until conquered by the State of Wu in 512 BC
Xi
Chinese vassal state
Zhou dynasty Chinese state (c. 1064 BC–375 BC)
Chao
ancient Chinese state
Rui
Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty
Sanmiao
ethnic group
Han
Western Zhou state
Xian
Zhou dynasty state
Ruo
small vassal state during the Chinese Zhou Dynasty
Ying
ancient Chinese state 應
Jiang
ancient Chinese state during the Western Zhou Period
Zhongli
ancient Chinese state
Bi (state)
Gumie
Gumie () was a small state during the Zhou dynasty and Spring and Autumn period (722–479 BCE) running from southwest of Yue, in China's modern day southwestern Zhejiang province, around the cities of Jinhua and Quzhou, to Yushan in northern Jiangxi Province. It is believed to be a remnant polity of the Dongyi people who populated much of Eastern China. It was conquered by King Goujian of Yue during the height of Yue expansionism, after which the area fell under Chu control after the fall of Yue to Chu. Eventually, the area was conquered by Qin after the conquest of Chu by Qin. Its ruling clan
Ni
a vassal state of Zhou dynasty, derived from the state Zhu (邾)